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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:51 pm

Latham SF has made offers.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

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Keker is interviewing as of at least Friday, Feb. 19.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Feb 25, 2016 6:07 pm

Curious if there are any other Article 1 clerks in here. I'm in the Court of Federal Claims in DC. Top 20%/LR/Moot Court at a non-NYC/DC t30, but looking in NYC/DC. I worked in-house 2L summer. The career trajectories for CFC clerks are kind of all over the place, so I'm not really sure if there's any meaningful advice anyone can give other than keep on trucking.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:18 pm

Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:12 am

Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?
Anyone? This thread is way less active than the one from last year.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:37 pm

Hi all. I'm a 3L and will start my clerkship in August. Is this the thread for me to check in on?

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Mar 05, 2016 1:41 am

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Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?
Anyone? This thread is way less active than the one from last year.
I had an interview and was rejected, didn't provide any references nor did they request any.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

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Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?
Anyone? This thread is way less active than the one from last year.
I had an interview and was rejected, didn't provide any references nor did they request any.
Same here. Went for callback. Was rejected two days later. They never asked for references.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

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Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?
Anyone? This thread is way less active than the one from last year.
I had an interview and was rejected, didn't provide any references nor did they request any.
Same here. Went for callback. Was rejected two days later. They never asked for references.
Did the rejection come through the mail? And would you mind telling me what week you interviewed?

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:34 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
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Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?
Anyone? This thread is way less active than the one from last year.
I had an interview and was rejected, didn't provide any references nor did they request any.
Same here. Went for callback. Was rejected two days later. They never asked for references.
Did the rejection come through the mail? And would you mind telling me what week you interviewed?
Yes, regular mail. Interviewed approximately 3 weeks ago. Letter was dated two days after my interview.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:35 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
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Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?
Anyone? This thread is way less active than the one from last year.
I had an interview and was rejected, didn't provide any references nor did they request any.
Same here. Went for callback. Was rejected two days later. They never asked for references.
Did the rejection come through the mail? And would you mind telling me what week you interviewed?
Yes, regular mail. Interviewed approximately 3 weeks ago. Letter was dated two days after my interview.
Thank you!

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:27 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
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Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know if W&C has called references for any applicants yet?
Anyone? This thread is way less active than the one from last year.
I had an interview and was rejected, didn't provide any references nor did they request any.
Same here. Went for callback. Was rejected two days later. They never asked for references.
Did the rejection come through the mail? And would you mind telling me what week you interviewed?
Yes, regular mail. Interviewed approximately 3 weeks ago. Letter was dated two days after my interview.
I am in more or less the same boat. Got the feeling they were interviewing way more candidates than spaces available.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:11 pm

Manatt sent a flier to all fed. clerks in the LA area. Maybe others.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by lillypution » Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:29 am

Anonymous User wrote:Manatt sent a flier to all fed. clerks in the LA area. Maybe others.
Have you heard anything on Manatt's reputation? I haven't been able to find anything too substantive.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Rowinguy2009 » Sun Mar 27, 2016 4:46 pm

Anyone else doing a clerkship after a couple years of biglaw? My hope was that I could use the clerkship to transition to a non law firm job. This is proving tricky because most job openings that are being posted, even now, are not necessarily wanting to wait around till September for someone to start.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Apr 01, 2016 4:28 pm

Can confirm that Quinn is offering $75k to, afaik, all federal clerks. Also know that they are not the only one though, so their move may have upped the ante for peer firms.

My understanding is April is peak hiring season for firms in DC, so if you haven't applied already, I would get going. Offers are going out in major markets.

Btw, any idea why there have been so few posts on this thread so far? Are clerks having an easier time getting hired this year, or are fewer clerks on TLS than before?

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:18 pm

+1 to above. Can confirm that at least one lit boutique matched Quinn at $75k.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:47 am

Anonymous User wrote:Curious if there are any other Article 1 clerks in here. I'm in the Court of Federal Claims in DC. Top 20%/LR/Moot Court at a non-NYC/DC t30, but looking in NYC/DC. I worked in-house 2L summer. The career trajectories for CFC clerks are kind of all over the place, so I'm not really sure if there's any meaningful advice anyone can give other than keep on trucking.
I clerked at the CFC a few years ago. From my limited anecdotal data, the overwhelming majority of clerks who didn't have a job lined up after their clerkship end up in government contracts. That's really the only practice area that CFC clerks are actively recruited for, for obvious reasons. A lot also end up in DOJ, particularly the National Courts branch, again for obvious reasons. CFC clerks also seem to be attractive to tax practices.
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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:49 am

Anonymous User wrote:Manatt sent a flier to all fed. clerks in the LA area. Maybe others.
EDCA clerk. I know at least a few other DJs got them too.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:13 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Can confirm that Quinn is offering $75k to, afaik, all federal clerks. Also know that they are not the only one though, so their move may have upped the ante for peer firms.

My understanding is April is peak hiring season for firms in DC, so if you haven't applied already, I would get going. Offers are going out in major markets.

Btw, any idea why there have been so few posts on this thread so far? Are clerks having an easier time getting hired this year, or are fewer clerks on TLS than before?
Agreed that there have been very few posts so far. I applied in DC a few months ago (in February) and haven't heard much until this last week. Does anyone know if MoloLamken is interviewing still? I had a first round interview but heard nothing back and its been a month. Also any insight into other lit boutiques (Zuckerman, Kobre)?

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:13 pm

Anonymous User wrote:+1 to above. Can confirm that at least one lit boutique matched Quinn at $75k.
Would you be willing to disclose what other lit boutique was willing to match?

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 11, 2016 6:27 pm

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Anonymous User wrote:+1 to above. Can confirm that at least one lit boutique matched Quinn at $75k.
Would you be willing to disclose what other lit boutique was willing to match?
Don't know if you saw this: http://abovethelaw.com/2016/04/another- ... he-making/

A lit boutique in Denver is paying 60k to COA clerks.

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:18 am

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Anonymous User wrote:+1 to above. Can confirm that at least one lit boutique matched Quinn at $75k.
Would you be willing to disclose what other lit boutique was willing to match?
Yes, please. How about at least a city?

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Re: Post-Clerkship Job Hunting (fall 2016 hiring cycle)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:29 am

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Anonymous User wrote:+1 to above. Can confirm that at least one lit boutique matched Quinn at $75k.
Would you be willing to disclose what other lit boutique was willing to match?
Don't know if you saw this: http://abovethelaw.com/2016/04/another- ... he-making/

A lit boutique in Denver is paying 60k to COA clerks.
Thanks for following up! I didn't see that but was hoping it was going to be in a major market like DC, New York. :( I have heard from a friend that some boutiques might be willing to match if you negotiate.

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